March 2009 Technology Offerings

Video Tutorials
( Note the titles below are not active links) The tutorials are anywhere from
1 minute to 5 minutes in length. They work best when you watch one and
then immediately try what you have learned :) Please do the tutorials on one
of the newer Imac computers in the district.
Class/Demo Descriptions:
TRT ( Technology Resource teacher)
These sessions will be approximately one hour in length. This will
allow for travel time to your next location.

Class Title: Creating E-Mail Distribution List and more...

Location: SHS A-Wing Computer lab
Time:
Instructor: Marian Schafer
Description: The NCCS Internet Mail service will be covered. Concentration will be on
creating distribution list, calenders and folders.

Class Title: Basic Wikis

Location:Latham Ridge Computer lab
Time:
Instructor: Nicole Sisto TRT
Description: Wiki spaces have many uses. They can be used as a class website or a
site for student collaboration. Learn and actual set-up your wiki space. Creating
links, inserting images and other advanced topics will be covered.

Class Title: Google Earth

Location: SHS B-wing Lab
Time:
Instructor: Rachel Toth TRT
Description: Learn about this amazing software tool and how it can be used in the
classroom.

Class Title: Cognitive Mapping Software

Location: Loudonville Computer lab
Time:
Instructor: Keiran Ryan TRT
Description: Learn about Inspiration and Webspiration software. With this you can
create cognitive maps for writing, create links for research and even use this software
for storyboarding. Webspiration is a new Beta product that allows for online
collaboration.
Class Title: Presentation Software
Location: Forts Ferry Computer Lab
Time:
Instructor:Renata Relyea TRT
Description: You may know about Powerpoint and its basics but learn more about the
wonderful online tools available for doing presentations. Renata will cover Google Docs
presentation and 280 SLIDES. She may even throw in a little Keynote

Class Title: Basic Excel

Location: SJHS Music Art Lab
Time:
Instructor: Staci O'donnell
Description: Learn the basics of excel. Learn how to do basic formulas, fill down
functions and how to create graphs and charts.

Class Title: NCCS Intranet

Location: Blue Creek Lab
Time:
Instructor: Carol Kemp TRT
Description: The NCCS Intranet has more to offer than just cool graphics on the
home page. Find out all it offers through a treasure hunt activity.

Class Title: Smartboard

Location: SHS Mez Lab
Time:
Instructor: Anne Battaglia & Liz Samuel TRTS
Description: Learn about the latest software used for creating lessons and
presentations. You will never go back to Powerpoint again! Learn how to integrate
images and hyperlinks to your activities and lessons

Class Title: Working with Images

Location: Boght Hills Lab
Time:
Instructor: Laura Breen TRT
Description: We have all saved an image from the internet or our digital camera.
Now what do you do with those images. Laura will do the basics of Photoshop
elements and teach you how to do slide shows using "slides", Iphoto and Keynote
Class Title: Technology in the elementary classroom
Location: Southgate
Time:
Instructor: Ed Keilin TRT
Description: See how Ed integrates his class website, databases, spreadsheets,
presentations, smartboards, lab activities and the Elmo document camera into his
curriculum and classroom.

Class Title: Technology in the Social Studies Classroom

Location: SJHS
Time:
Instructor: Martha Kerr TRT
Description: See how Martha integrates her class website, presentations,
smartboards, lab activities and the Elmo document camera into her
curriculum and classroom.

Class Title: Creating Online Quizzes

Location: Southgate Computer Lab
Time:
Instructor: Heidi Meidenbauer TRT
Description: Many of us have web or wiki spaces for our class. Did you know you can
create quizzes and have your students take them online? Learn how to create them
using Google Docs, Moodle and ProProofs quiz site

Class Title: Gizmos

Location: Loudonville Lab
Time:
Instructor: Jeff Feldman TRT
Description: Learn about the newest interactive Gizmos for Science and Mathematics
for the elementary level. These gizmos allow you to explore and ask the "what if"
questions for all types of concepts. You wil develp your own class of wikis for students
to explore both at home and school.

Class Title: Project Architects

Location: Elementary Classrooms and anywhere else
Time:
Instructor: grade level teachers TRT
Description: Teachers are to share projects and then develop a way to integrate the
new web 2.0 tools as well as software suite into lab activities. All projects will be
posted by the teachers by the end of the workshop day and available for all to share.
Online Moodle Classes
These classes are created and hosted our own Moodle Server. The classes
should take between 2-3 hours of time depending on your current technology
skills. You will be given instructions on how to join the class once registration
is complete. The classes may be done an any computer in the district

Class Title: Google Docs

Location: Online Moodle Server
Time:
Instructor: Gary Cimorelli
Description: We have all heard about it, now learn how to set-up an account and use
it to create online word. excel and powerpoint documents. You will also learn how to
share these documents with others.

Class Title: Advanced Wiki

Location: Online Moodle Server
Time:
Instructor: Gary Cimorelli
Description: The keyword here is EMBED. Learn how to embed powerpoints, forms,
quizzes, google gadgets and movies to your wiki site

Class Title: Collaboration Tools

Location: Online Moodle Server
Time:
Instructor: Gary Cimorelli
Description: Writing, presentations, mapping, wikis, multimedia, spreadsheets,
embedding all words we hear every day. Learn about all of the Web 2.0 collaboration
Tools available now for students and teachers.